If you stay up to date on the natural health market, you've probably heard of noni fruit or noni juice. Noni, also known as morinda citrifolia, is a fruit native to the south pacific, but also grown extensively throughout asia. It has been used for about two thousand years as an herbal remedy and health food. Some cultures also use it as a staple food in their diets. Most commercially-grown noni comes from hawaii or tahiti.

The noni plant grows up to about 30 feet in height, and is mature after about 18 months. it flowers and bears fruit all year long. The noni flower is a beautiful small white flower. The fruit grows in small groups. The fruit starts out green; as it ripens, the noni fruit starts to turn yellow. When fully rope, the fruit will start to turn nearly white in color.

Some cultures use other parts of the noni, but it is the noni fruit that is most frequently used. It is sometimes eaten raw or cooked, but is often fermented into juice. The noni has a strong, bitter flavor that many people find unpleasant, so it is often mixed with other fruit juices to improve its flavor.

Noni is often touted for its many health benefits. Sometimes the health benefits are overstated by promoters of noni noni juice products, but there are many benefits to taking noni. They range from improved immune system function to better balanced hormones. Noni is not specific remedy for a single condition, but a nutrient-rich food that has a wide array of benefits.